Alistair Overeem is adamant that he will be the next man to challenge for the heavyweight title after his stunning second round head kick finish of Andrei Arlovski in the UFC Rotterdam main event.

After a tentative first round, Overeem opened up in the second and caught the former heavyweight champion with a leaping switch kick followed by a monstrous left hook to claim his shot at the winner of next week's title bout between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic.

Overeem also stated that he hopes to defend the title in Amsterdam next year after he wins it at the UFC's debut show in Madison Square Garden on November 12.

Alistair Overeem celebrates his victory over Andrei Arlovski in their heavyweight bout in Rotterdam

Overeem takes a selfie with his team-mate following his impressive victory against Arlovski

Overeem claimed that he nearly broke his toe after landing the finishing blow during his main event bout

'We're going to get that belt in November in Madison Square Garden,' he roared to the jubilant crowd after finishing a Dutch clean sweep.

'(Fabricio) Werdum, (Stipe) Miocic, may the best man win. I'm going to take on that winner and I'm going to beat that winner. And then next year, 2017, we're going to be defending the belt here in the Amsterdam Arena.'

Speaking about his spectacular finish in his post-fight interview, Overeem claimed that he nearly broke his toe after landing the finishing blow.

'My toe was at a 45-degree angle, but I didn't break my toe. Luckily the medic here just put it straight back in and it was good. I thought it might have been falling off, I don't know!'

Overeem attempts to pin the Belarusian in front of his home support during their heavyweight fight

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Towering Dutch heavyweight Stefan Struve nearly took the roof off the Ahoy Rotterdam with his 15-second finish of Antonio 'Big Foot' Silva in the co-main event. Struve rattled the Brazilian with an uppercut as he looked to close the distance and, after he sprawled to defend a takedown, he delivered unanswered elbows to his opponent, which forced the referee to step in.

In his post-fight interview, 'The Skyscraper' dedicated his win to his fallen Blackzillians team-mate Jordan Parsons, who died tragically in a hit-and-run accident earlier this month.

Gunnar Nelson re-established himself as one of the top welterweights in the world with his showcase against Russian knockout artist Albert 'Einstein' Tumenov.

After a tentative first round, Overeem opened up in the second and caught Arlovski with a leaping switch kick

Arlovski, who trains at the same Jackson/Winklejohn gym as Overeem, takes a knee to the face

Nelson put on the best striking display of his career against the patented left hook of Tumenov, but he really showed his class when the contest hit the ground. Despite Gunni immediately transitioning to mount in the first round, Tumenov managed to see the fight into the second.

When 'Gunni' took him down again, he immediately transitioned to his back where he sunk in a rear naked choke. Germain de Randamie drew some of the loudest cheers of the night when she entered the stadium for her bantamweight clash with Anna Elmose.

The Dutch support reached fever pitch when de Randamie trapped her opponent in the Muay Thai clinch and peppered her head with knees before a knee to the stomach brought the bout to a close in the first round. Karolina Kowalkiewicz called for a step up in competition following her one-sided victory over Heather Jo Clark that opened the main card.

Stefan Struve celebrates after his 15-second finish of Antonio 'Big Foot' Silva in the co-main event

Dutch fighter Struve screams with delight after his emphatic victory over Silva on Sunday night

The Polish starlet outclassed the American with her stellar striking attacks throughout the contest. Kyogi Horiguchi passed a test of experience and grit against veteran campaigner Neil '2 Tap' Seery at the top of the Fight Pass Prelims card.

The Japanese karateka dropped the Irishman on a number of occasions and despite not getting the finish, he has underlined his status as a future titleholder at flyweight.

Earlier in the night, Leon Edwards showed a new side to his game as he completely dominated the grappling exchanges in his bout with Dominic Waters.

The Brit announced his intentions to be a 'world champion' in his post-fight interview, and big things could be in store for him based on his stunning display.

Gunnar Nelson re-established himself as one of the top welterweights in the world on Sunday